According to Kinyua, having a parallel political event on the same day as Uhuru’s inauguration would only water-down the historic nature of the Swearing in ceremony.

“The swearing-in of the president on Tuesday is a historic day. Any other function will be like me choosing to have tea, and which is my right, but there will be nothing historic about it," Kinyua further added.

Uhuru during the 2013 swearing in ceremony. Photo: KBC

NASA leaders have on numerous occasions threatened to swear in Raila Odinga in a separate ceremony should Uhuru Kenyatta be inaugurated for a second term.